Anybody using Freegal?

I recently started going back to the library.....innernets makes it too easy to find info online and had fallen out of the habit. Anyway, I needed to renew some items and figgered I'd do it online. They have this service, Freegal, that allows you to stream and download tracks (ours is 3 hrs of streaming and 5 downloads a week). Figgered..."what the hey, let's see if we can find some exotica". Did a search for "Quiet Village" and found "Bahia" from Arthur Lyman:

https://wpbpl.freegalmusic.com/artists/view/190374936767/aW9kYQ==

(hope the link works....I had to log in from my library site....you may have to log in also.

Streaming it now....Probably will start downloading tracks. 12 tracks will take me 3 weeks to get the whole album.

Did a search for "Beyond the Reef" and found this:

https://wpbpl.freegalmusic.com/artists/view/29467953/c29ueQ==

Luau at Waikiki by Harold Hakuole and The Villagers recorded at the Hilton Hawaiian Village.

I'll admit that it is a slow process to collect albums (5 tracks a week) but the price is right.

howlinowl

My local library only just recently phased out CDs and started pushing Freegal. Now (in my case, at least) streaming is unlimited and downloads are capped to three per week. but there is an incredible amount of different tiki-related music available. Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman, and Les Baxter are there, but so are Robert Drasnin and a ton of Hawaiian releases from the 60s and 70s.

One of the best features is the advanced search by label, so you can find things by Mahalo Records (or even more recent stuff from Hi-Tide Recordings).

I've been listening to Quiet Village Radio and searching for featured artists and albums with surprisingly good results.